mongrel
/ˈmɑŋɡrəl/
adjective
- Of mixed breed or origin.
- The mongrel cat had stripes like a tabby but the long fur of a Persian.
- They adopted a mongrel puppy from the animal shelter.
- Mongrel plants often grow more vigorously than pure varieties.
noun
- A dog of mixed or uncertain breed; a mutt.
- Our rescue dog is a friendly mongrel with a curly tail.
- Mongrels often have fewer health problems than purebred dogs.
- The shelter had several purebreds and a few lovable mongrels.
- A person or thing of mixed origin or character.
- The dish is a tasty mongrel of Italian and Mexican cuisines.
- The architecture of the building was a mongrel of modern and classical styles.
- His accent was a mongrel of British and American English.
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